Peripheral bone density scan cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) as an inpatient: from $148.50 to $456.17, with a median of $265.20. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center — $116.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $276.64 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 77081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC DXA BONE DENSITY APPENDICULAR | $148.50 | $330.00 | $66.00–$297.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY 1/>SITES APPENDICLR SKEL | $265.20 | $510.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $307.50 | $410.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC DXA Bone Density Appendicular | $456.17 | $456.17 | $15.81–$456.17 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC DXA Bone Density Appendicular | $456.17 | $456.17 | $15.81–$456.17 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $148.50, median $265.20, highest $456.17 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $265.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers a bone density test of the wrist, heel or finger, used for screening when a hip and spine scan is not available.
What the price covers
The price covers the scan and the reading.